CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, August I - August 7, 1997 - 87
Take a leisurely stroll on the technical side
For you technical folks who
share a love of the outdoors, may I
suggest a lisurely stroll through
the web site of the Delaware De-
partment of Natural Resources
and Environmental Control.
The site includes everything
from fishing updates (you should
still read the Cape Gazette fishing
report) to composting informa-
tion, lists of endangered species
and hunting regulations. From as-
bestos to state parks to recycling,
it's one of the better designed web
sites I've seen.
The address for the site is
www.dnrec.state.de.us. Don't be
intimidated by the Internet, it's ac-
tually very easy to use and the site
is friendly, even for someone as
notoriously wary of technology as
myself.
The site is 'relatively new, hav-
ing gone on line earlier this year.
Here's what DNREC Secretary
Christophe Tulou has to say to
welcome site users. "Welcome to
the Delaware Department of Nat-
ural Resources and Environmental
Control's (DNREC's) home page,
your on line connection to infor-
mation at will help you find your
way around our agency.
"Whether you are an angler
looking for an update on fishing
regulations, a student doing a re-
port on water pollution, a nature
lover seeking a new state park to
visit or simply a citizen who
wants to fred out what DNREC is
doing to manage and conserve the
natural resources of Delaware for
the use and enjoyment of present
and future generations, you should
be able to disco,er what you are
looking forat one of our links."
Here's what you would find if
you clicked on endangered
species, a list of species which are
either threatened or endangered in
Delaware. q'he list includes: the
Cape Region Fishing Report
OUTDOORS
Mike Short
sperm whale, Delmarva fox squir-
rel (which has been re-introduced
to Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge),
the blue whale, finback whale,
humpback whale, sei whale and
right whale, hawksbill sea turtle,
leatherback sea turtle, tiger sala-
mander, kemp's ridley sea turtle,
bog turtle, cape's gray treefrog,
barking treefrog, peregrine falcon,
brown pelican, bald eagle, short-
nose sturgeon (a nearly prehistoric
fish), piping plover, loggerhead
turtle and the green turtle.
Kids don't go fishing
Last week's column mentioned
a fishing trip for children of police
officers who died in the line of du-
ty. Unfortunately, the weather
didn't cooperate and Thursday's
driving rainstorm forced the trip
to be cancelled.
The children are members of
COPS (Concerns of Police Sur-
vivors) and The Fisherman Maga-
zine sponsored the planned trip,
which was part of the children's
visit to Camp Barnes.
The trip couldn't be rescheduled
because the children were on a
tight schedule, but the Fisherman
may try to sponsor another trip
next year.
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Surf fishing clinic still on tap
R & R Sports Center continues
to offer free surf fishing clinics
every Tuesday morning. Don
Myrer teaches the clinic and Myr-
er knows his stuff. This week's
clinic drew about eight or so to
listen to Myrer discuss knots,
tackle, shock leaders and sinker
weights.
The clinic starts at 8 a.m. and
it's well worth your time.
White Marlin Open begins
Next week marks the 24th An-
nual White Marlin Open in Ocean
City, Md. Saying this is another
tournament is like saying Picasso
was a fair to middling house
painter. The tournament is billed
as the world's largest billfish tour-
nament. The five-day tournament
begins August 4 and awarded
$750,000 last year.
Offshore fishing sizzling; Delaware
Bay producing mixed results
By Michael Short
Delaware Bay
Fishing remains solid in
Delaware Bay, good on the surf
and sizzling for tuna and offshore
action.
R & R Sports Center reports ex-
cellent continued trout fishing
with good and improved flounder
catches in the Delaware Bay.
Trout have moved to the edges of
the Anchorage and shipping chan-
nel from the Outer Wall up to the
Crossledge.
R & R reports trout are becom-
ing nocturnal. Larger trout are
coming off the Outer Wall and
similar structure. Squid, clams
and peeler crabs (when available)
on top and bottom aqua-clear rigs
have been hot.
Glenn Odor had a limit of trout
and flounder from G Buoy while
Tom Coarle and Gary Stewart re-
ported steady action at Brandy-
wine Lighthouse. Marty Cross
and friends had a limit of trout
from Flounder Alley and nearly a
limit of flounder with few throw
backs.
Rich Jackson limited out on
trout and included blues and
flounder in the mix while fishing
at 14 Foot Light. But the
Delaware Bay catch of the week
may have been a beautiful 7.02
pound flounder caught this week
by Loretta Deren.
Lewes Harbour reported that
croakers have showed up off Indi-
an River on open bottom. The
croakers have been anticipated
and they are being caught as part
of mixed bag of bottom fishing
with sea bass and smallish trout.
East of the Lower Middle area
is being reported as one of the bet-
ter trout fishing spots in Delaware
Bay right now. There are also a
few flounder being reported inside
the Outer Wall.
Much of the fishing is not spec-
tacular, but there are some nice
catches being reported. One of the
best is a two-and-a-quarter pound
croaker, a very nice fish, caught at
the Outer Wall by John Gunder-
man. The croaker was the only
croaker caught and was part of a
mixed bag of trout and flounder.
Freshwater
Pauline Wilson at Wilson's
Sunshine Marina said minnows
and nightcrawlers continue to
Loretta Deren caught this
7.02 pound flounder this
week in Delaware Bay. The
flounder, which looked more
like a small halibut, was
weighed in at R & R Sports
Center.
produce a variety of catfish, pan-
fish, carp and bass in the Broadkill
River area.
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bass from 15 to 20 pounds and re-
leased many more from Indian
River Inlet. Tom Farrow took four
stripers from Indian River with
the fish weighing up to 24.5
pounds. Striper fishing remains
good at the inlet on plugs, eels,
bucktails or sand fleas.
Old Inlet Bait & Tackie's Kevin
Roberson reports that besides the
striped bass, there are also some
pretty nice trout catches being
made at the inlet on "Christmas
tree" grubs and bucktails. Rober-
son said bluefish are being caught
sometimes on the incoming tide,
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